Onomakles

Onomakles was an Athenian captain during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography
Onomakles was a captain in the Athenian navy during the Peloponnesian War, and, in 431 BC, he was sent by Cleon to deliver war supplies to rebels in Mytilene. He and fellow messenger Heremos were captured by the Spartans in the process and were taken to the Mt. Pentelikos Marble Quarry, where Heremos was tortured into giving up the Athenian plan before being hanged. Onomakles was wounded in the leg, but he was rescued by the mercenary Kassandra, who had been sent by Cleon to rescue the prisoners. Kassandra loaded the wounded Onomakles onto her horse and took him to his ship at Marathon beach, where she destroyed a Spartan ship and slew the Spartan soldiers who had captured Onomakles' crew. Onomakles thanked Kassandra for her help, and he then sailed to Mytilene to initiate the revolt. Before he left, he cryptically told Kassandra that she would have some powerful connections, which people needed at the time; Kassandra interpreted this as a hint that the Cult of Kosmos was becoming ever more powerful.